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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary series in which Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of the earth's development. Ice isn't just something to put in a gin and tonic - it has carved out landscapes. Show more

Coast

Series 10

Episode 6: Caves and Coves

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Coast embarks on a quest to explore the endless nooks and crannies of our curving and twisted coastline and asks: why are our caves and coves so captivating? Show more

Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher

Episode 1: The Road to the Pyramids

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's story fits together. In the first episode, she goes in search of the building blocks of Egyptian civilisation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joann Fletcher
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Director:
Ian A Hunt
Producer:
Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Mosely
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Production Manager:
Chrissie Barlow
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Researcher:
Harpreet Gill
Production Company:
Lion Television

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's story fits together. She explores how the Pyramid Age ended in catastrophe and Egypt was plunged into the dark ages and civil war. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joann Fletcher
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Director:
Ian A Hunt
Producer:
Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Mosely
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Production Manager:
Chrissie Barlow
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Researcher:
Harpreet Gill
Production Company:
Lion Television

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's extraordinary story fits together. Joann explores the magnificent Colossi of Memnon, built under Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joann Fletcher
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Director:
Ian A Hunt
Producer:
Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Mosely
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Production Manager:
Chrissie Barlow
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Researcher:
Harpreet Gill
Production Company:
Lion Television

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's story fits together. In the final episode, Joann discovers how Egypt's enemies exploited a country weakened by internal strife. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joann Fletcher
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Director:
Ian A Hunt
Producer:
Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Mosely
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Production Manager:
Chrissie Barlow
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Researcher:
Harpreet Gill
Production Company:
Lion Television

The Story of Wales

Episode 2: Power Struggles

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Huw Edwards presents the history of Wales. He recounts how the lust for power and land by some medieval kings forged Wales into a nation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Huw Edwards
Series Producer:
Phil George
Series Producer:
John Geraint

The Story of Wales

Episode 4: Furnace of Change

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Huw Edwards recounts how the Industrial Revolution and the copper and iron trades turned Wales into a global player, fuelling unrest and rallying workers' rights. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Huw Edwards
Series Producer:
Phil George
Series Producer:
John Geraint

Museum of Life

Episode 1: A Museum in a Modern World

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. Jimmy Doherty gets to grips with Darwin's finches, and a radical project aiming to hold back extinction. Show more

Contributors

Museum of Life

Episode 2: Digging up the Past

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. Jimmy Doherty finds out about a new dinosaur discovery and the lessons from a 100,000-year-old human skull. Show more

Contributors

Museum of Life

Episode 3: All Creatures Great and Small

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Jimmy Doherty goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. The true image of a dodo is revealed, and a nine-foot sturgeon turns up. Show more

Contributors

Museum of Life

Episode 4: Discovery

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jimmy Doherty goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. A pioneering project finds a new species at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Sweden. Show more

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Museum of Life

Episode 5: The Power of Insects

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jimmy Doherty and the team go behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum to enter the extraordinary world of insects, exploring the butterfly collection. Show more

Contributors

Museum of Life

Episode 6: A Collection for the Future

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jimmy Doherty goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum to see how science taking place today will impact on all of us in the future. Show more

Contributors